Hoping to secure assistance with Kyiv after the Pentagon said that the current funds ran out, several Democratic lawmakers reportedly contemplate throwing their votes behind Johnson if more hardline members of his party attempt to oust him, as they did to his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy.
The vote to vacate a speaker can happen pretty easily, so as long as the Freedom Caucus and company still want him out, he’s not safe. He could drag it out maybe but that’s about it.
I hope they make him pass what they want first. No one should ever trust a Republican to keep their word.
I remember when Democrats ended a shutdown because they got a promise from Mitch McConnell that he would let a vote on DACA come to the floor.
Of course he didn’t. Of course they knew he wouldn’t.
The vote to vacate a speaker can happen pretty easily, so as long as the Freedom Caucus and company still want him out, he’s not safe. He could drag it out maybe but that’s about it.